The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-02
DEMOCRACY
A FULL STATE TICKET PUT IN THE
FIELD FOR THE FRAY.


Democratic Convention met here to-day at
II o'clock. The district caucusses had pre-
viously designated the committee member
ships so that the preliminary organization
was soon effected and a recess taken. On
re-assembling in the afternoon Cato Sells
WAS made permanent chairman. Every
county was represented, and in nearly
every case by a full delegation, 6l0 dele
gates being present. The nominations
were:
For Governor-Maj. Il. j. Anderson.
For Lieutenant GOVERNOR. NJ Elder.
For Supreme Court Judge-Cha rles S.
Fogg.
tion-H. w. Sawyer.
All we're nominated on the first ballot in
each case.
THE PLATFORM.
Accompanying the report of the Com
mittee on Resolutions was q request that the
platform be adopted section by section,
which was agreed TO.
The first resolution was adopted unani-
mously and the second was adopted after
the insertion of the words land tobacco
After the adoption of the second resolution
a motion was carried by a close vote, in
structng the officers to send a eablegram to
Mr. Gladstone. The other resolutions
were adopted without dissent until the
LIQUOR plank was read The
committee had disagreed Col Mackey, in
behalf of the minority, presented a substi-
tute favoring 'Judicious regulation of the
liquor traffic, and practical local option"
This was voted down after heated discus
sion, and a motion to strike out local option
fro, bn nj a nd tho
original report adopted. The rest of the
platform was adopted and, complete, is as
follows
/. We commend the fidelity of President
Cleveland to the obligations of his high
trust, and congratulate the country upon
the economy, courage, honesty and patriot
ism of his administration. We cordially
approve the public land policy of the Presi-
dent. Unearned land grants, to the extent
of millions of acres have been restored to
the public domain and reserved for actual
settlers only, and the attempts of cattle
syndicates to enclose and appropriate large
tracts of public land to their own uses have
been defeated A continuance of the DEM
Ocratic administration is a guaranty that
not another acre shall be granted TO specu-
lators or corporations
The civil service of the country has been
placed upon business basis, and Federal
Office for the manipulation of party policies.
The public debt has been steadily reduced
and we favor a CONTINUANCE of the policy of
applying the surplus revenues to the pay
meut Of the debt as rapidly as possible
We commend the efficiency, liberality and
impartiality of the pension department in
the adjustment OF claims under the present
laws, and we favor such further legislation
as will make generous pensions for Union
md
with such safeguards and restrictions as
will prevent abuse by any who are not enti-
tledsto the bounty of the government
.. We call upon Congress for immediate
revision of our tariff laws to a revenue
basis to the end that every industry and
every section may enjoy perfect equality
under the law, and we favor the retention
of theinternal revenue tax on Intoxicating
liquors and tobacco, and protest against its
proposed reduction for the purpose of con-
linung the present high tariff on the neces-
saries of life.
3 We are in favor of continuing the
Gme-honored policy of the Democratic party
of welcoming to our shores the liberty loving
people of all lands who come here to con-
form to our laws and institutions, and be-
come citizens of this country. but insist that
stringent regulations be adopted and ell
forced to exclude the pauper, vicious and
criminal classes.
4. The noble and manly efforts Of Messrs.
Gladstone, Parnell and their associates in
behalf of the cause of representative gov
erpment for Ireland, commends our un-
qualified approval
). We commend the action of the Demo-
cratic members OF the Twenty first General
Assembly in supporting the Casset bill and
the bill against the holding of lands by non
resident aliens, and we pledge our candi-
n hos 0f in ho
next legislature.
b. The vigorous prosecution of faithless
officials, and those who have corrupted them,
now being conducted by Democratic prose
cutting officers in New York and Chicago is
hopeless sign of reform of the public
morals, and we believe the same measures
OF justice that is visited upon the bribery
of local boards should be visited upon the
same offense when committed in State and
national legislatures.
Z. We favor such legislation by Congress
as viii make all corporations, for the pur
poses Of litigation, residents and citizens of
the State in which they do business.
s. We are opposed to all sumptuary legis-
latlon and in favor of the repeal of the
present prohibitory liquor law and the sub
Stltution in its stead of local option and a
carefully guarded license law, with a mini
mum license fee of $500, for better control
OF the liquor traffic.
.. We believe that the railroad companies
are public corporations and therefore sub
lect to public control. We demand such
legislation by Congress and the State Legis-
!aIire as will apply TO State and interstate
transportation OF freights and passengers,
the principles Of the Reagan bill, viz: all
rates shall be reasonable and shall be made
public; no determinations against in
dlvlduals OF localities; no rebates
or drawbacks, the same charge
ior the sanlo service to all persons, and no
higher charge for less than tor greater SER
vice prohibition of pooling in every form;
equal facilities and opportunities TO all ship
perS. We oppose the free transportation of
any, ana favor the cheap transportation of
ali. We believe that the first-class roads
can proftably carry passengers at &c. per
,iiile, and we demand law restricting them
70 such charge. We are opposed
70 special tribunals for the settlement of
Iallroad questions. and especially to such
tribunals having power TO suspend tine laws
Of the land. Wo therefore favor the aho-
iitlon Of ali such tribunals, and believe that
.he ordinary courts of the country should
nc vested with full power to enforce the
llst obligations of the companias and award
maloquate damages TO persons injured by
thetr violation,
10. Every citizen Of the Stgts % entitled
70 votc, and his vote should rs effective
as lho vote of any other citizen. We de
hounce as in violation of the Inherent right,
una 10 practical Acknowledgement OF the
majority OF our people, the infamous gerry
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